

Stir constantly and as the gravy thickens, add beef broth to thin as needed. As the liquid simmers, add the crushed ginger snaps and stir to incorporate. Return the liquid to the pan and heat over medium heat. Strain the cooking liquid through a fine sieve, smashing the vegetables to extract as much as possible. When done, remove the roast to a clean platter and tent lightly with foil. Add 1 cup broth and 1 cup strained reserved marinade (see hints below) and stir to loosen the browned bits at the bottom. Add carrots, onions, and celery to saucepan. Increase the heat to medium-high until the liquid begins to boil.Ĭover and place the pan into the oven, cooking for 90 minutes. Remove roast to slow cooker, if using, or place on a plate. Push the vegetables to the sides and place the beef roast into the pan.Īdd the reserved and strained marinade, beef broth and red wine, stirring to dissolve the flour and incorporate the vegetables. Cook until the onions turn translucent, approximately 4 – 5 minutes.Īdd the garlic and flour, cooking until the flour browns lightly, approximately 2 minutes. Heat the oil until shimmering and brown the roast on all sides, approximately 2 minutes per side. In a large dutch oven over medium-high heat, add canola oil. Remove any spices remaining on the roast and dry it well with paper towels. Remove roast, reserving marinade pat roast dry. Cover and refrigerate for 2 days, turning twice a day. In a saucepan, combine water, vinegar, onions, sugar, pickling spices, peppercorns, cloves, and bay leaves bring to a boil. Remove the beef to a plate and strain the marinade through a fine sieve into a clean glass bowl. Recipe Instructions: Combine salt and ginger rub over roast.


The sauce should taste sour, warm (a pumpkin pie sort of spicy warm) and a little zippy and sweet. Add another tablespoon of gingersnaps if you want, or add a tablespoon of sugar. They will not dissolve completely at first, but keep stirring and they will disappear. Whisk in 4 tablespoons of the pulverized gingersnaps. Taste for salt – it will probably need it – and add enough to your taste. The mixture will turn to clay at first, then loosen into a silky sauce. Slowly whisk in the strained cooking liquid, one cup at a time. For the Sauerbraten Marinade In a 2 to 3 quart saucepan, combine the wine, vinegar, water, onion, garlic, crushed peppercorns, juniper berries, rosemary, thyme, salt, and the bay leaves. Cook the roux until it is the color of coffee-and-cream, stirring often. When it is frothing and totally melted, whisk in 2 tablespoons flour. In a medium-sized pot, melt 3 tablespoons of butter over medium-high heat. You want it to look like a rough meal or coarse flour. Take the 8 gingersnap cookies and pulverize them in a blender. Strain the cooking liquid through a fine-meshed sieve into a bowl.
